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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Missouri rates for HCPCS 33236

Removal of a permanent pacemaker together with the wire attached to the outer surface of the heart, carried out through an incision in the chest. It covers a system that uses a single wire.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$871 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$3,162 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $23,442Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,512
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $7,244professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$33,884.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $3,090 · 4th of 51
CA $7,413WV $871

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.